Officer Assignment Policies, Details, and Transfers

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1 Army Regulation Assignments, Details, and Transfers Officer Assignment Policies, Details, and Transfers Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 10 January 2006 UNCLASSIFIED

2 SUMMARY of CHANGE AR Officer Assignment Policies, Details, and Transfers This rapid action revision, dated 10 January o Adds consideration for the concurrent assignment of family members to the same unit (para 1-6). o Updates policy for branch detailed periods (para 3-1). o Removes requirements to be a U.S. Army Reserve officer for reappointment (para 3-1). o Removes voluntary indefinite requirements (para 4-2). o Establishes policy for the assignment of violent sexual offenders (para 5-7). o Establishes policy on the application for High School Senior Stabilization (para 6-34). This rapid action revision, dated 28 February o Adds procedural guidance on the reassignment of nondeployable officers (para 5-1k). o Changes the maximum amount for a low-cost move from $500 to $1,000 (para 5-1k). o Changes U.S. Army Personnel Command to Human Resources Command throughout. This rapid action revision, dated 17 December o Updates procedural guidance concerning the management and assignment of warrant officers (para 1-5f). o Rescinds the provision regarding a low cost move that entitles a Soldier to a second dislocation allowance in the same fiscal year (para 5-1d(4)(a)). o Updates policy guidance concerning assignments for graduates of the School for Advanced Military Studies (para 5-4h). Clarifies the term assignment alert notice (para 6-33). o Updates the glossary. This revision dated 20 September o Updates office addresses for forwarding Officer Preference Statements (table 2-1).

3 o It authorizes the CG, U.S. Army Medical Command to designate specific positions as general staff with troops (para 3-3c(1)(h). o It establishes procedural guidance concerning assignment of officers to and from Civil Works detail (para 3-3g). o It authorizes HQDA Assignment Authorities including TJAG and Chief of Chaplains to approve time-on-station (TOS) and retainability waivers (paras 5-1g and 5-1h). o It updates procedural guidance concerning enrollment in the Married Army Couples Program (MACP) (paras 5-3a(9) and (10). o It rescinds the provision that previously authorized newly married Army couples to request a one-time consideration to establish joint domicile within 60 days of marriage to be consistent with the MACP policy established for enlisted Soldiers. o It eliminates the requirement for the spouse of a Soldier who has been approved for a compassionate reassignment to submit a separate application (para 6-8b). o It eliminates the distinction between OTRA and RA officers in the assignment of DOD sole surviving sons or daughters (para 6-25c).

4 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 10 January 2006 *Army Regulation Effective 10 February 2006 Assignments, Details, and Transfers Officer Assignment Policies, Details, and Transfers History. This publication is a rapid action r e v i s i o n. T h e p o r t i o n s a f f e c t e d b y t h i s r a p i d a c t i o n r e v i s i o n a r e l i s t e d i n t h e summary of change. S u m m a r y. T h i s r e g u l a t i o n p r e s c r i b e s policies and procedures pertaining to the a s s i g n m e n t, r e a s s i g n m e n t, d e t a i l s, a n d transfers of officers between commands, units, branches, specialties, and components of the Active Army, or between external military organizations. Applicability. This regulation applies to t h e A c t i v e A r m y, t h e A r m y N a t i o n a l Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated. Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or a direct reporting unit or field operating agency of the proponent agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity s senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the reque s t i n g a c t i v i t y a n d f o r w a r d e d t h r o u g h t h e i r h i g h e r h e a d q u a r t e r s t o t h e p o l i c y proponent. Refer to AR for specific guidance. Army management control process. This regulation does not contain management control provisions. S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n. S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o f this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from Deputy Chief of S t a f f, G - 1 ( A T T N : D A P E - M P O ), A r m y P e n t a g o n, W a s h i n g t o n, D C Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recomm e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n d B l a n k F o r m s ) d i r e c t l y t o H Q D A ( A H R C O P D M ), S t o v a l l S t r e e t, Alexandria, VA Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for command levels A, B, and C for the Active Army, and D for the Army N a t i o n a l G u a r d a n d t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s Army Reserve. Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Branch appointments and assignments 1 5, page 1 Overview of the officer personnel assignment system 1 6, page 2 Chapter 2 Officer Preference Statements, page 3 General 2 1, page 3 Preference statement 2 2, page 3 *This regulation supersedes AR , dated 28 February AR January 2006 UNCLASSIFIED i

5 Contents Continued Automation of preference data 2 3, page 3 Exceptional family member considerations 2 4, page 3 Spousal employment considerations 2 5, page 3 Joint domicile considerations 2 6, page 4 Regimental assignment considerations 2 7, page 4 Terminal assignment considerations 2 8, page 4 Concurrent assignments of family member considerations 2 9, page 4 Chapter 3 Details, page 5 Branch detail 3 1, page 5 Departmental detail 3 2, page 5 Duty detail 3 3, page 6 Aides de camp detail 3 4, page 8 Chapter 4 Transfers, page 9 Requests for branch transfers 4 1, page 9 Voluntary branch transfers 4 2, page 9 Involuntary branch transfers 4 3, page 10 Interservice transfers 4 4, page 10 Chapter 5 Reassignment of Officers, page 11 Officer reassignment policy 5 1, page 11 Policies for assignment of officers with a branch or skill change 5 2, page 14 Assignment policies to accommodate individual officer circumstances 5 3, page 15 Policies for assignments to utilize education/experience 5 4, page 18 The U.S. Army Regimental System 5 5, page 21 Joint duty assignments 5 6, page 22 Assignment and registration of sexually violent offenders 5 7, page 22 Chapter 6 Individual Requests for Compassionate Reassignment, Deletion, or Deferment from Assignment Instructions, page 23 Section I General, page 23 Individual requests for reassignment actions 6 1, page 23 Range of duties 6 2, page 24 Basis for requesting PCS, deletion, or deferment 6 3, page 24 Section II Reassignment When Family Problems are a Factor, page 24 Scope of duties 6 4, page 24 Eligibility criteria and guidelines for approval or disapproval 6 5, page 24 Application procedures 6 6, page 25 Action by Human Resources Command or special branch 6 7, page 26 Stabilization 6 8, page 26 Section III Deletion from Orders When Family Problems are a Factor, page 26 Responsibilities 6 9, page 26 Eligibility criteria and guidelines for approval or disapproval 6 10, page 26 Application procedures 6 11, page 27 Actions by installation commander or GCM convening authority 6 12, page 27 ii AR January 2006

6 Contents Continued Actions by HRC or special branches 6 13, page 27 Stabilization 6 14, page 27 Section IV Deferment From Orders When Family Problems are a Factor, page 27 Scope of duties 6 15, page 27 Eligibility criteria and guidelines for approval or disapproval 6 16, page 27 Application procedures 6 17, page 27 Actions by Installation commander or general court-martial convening authority 6 18, page 27 Stabilization when deferment is authorized 6 19, page 28 Section V Application Procedures Under Emergency Conditions, page 28 General 6 20, page 28 Officers on leave 6 21, page 28 Attachment of officers 6 22, page 28 Section VI Permissive Reassignment at no Expense to the Government, page 28 General 6 23, page 28 Application procedures 6 24, page 29 Section VII Assignment of Sole Surviving Son or Daughter, page 29 General 6 25, page 29 Reassignment policies 6 26, page 29 Assignment limitations 6 27, page 29 Application for reassignment 6 28, page 29 Procedures 6 29, page 30 Section VIII Retirement, Resignation, or Release from Active Duty instead of Permanent Change of Station, page 30 Assignment to duty in designated hostile fire/imminent danger areas (hereafter referred to as hostile fire area ) 6 30, page 30 Retirement instead of permanent change of station 6 31, page 30 Resignation or release from active duty instead of permanent change of station 6 32, page 30 Assignment alert notice 6 33, page 30 Stabilization for officers with high school seniors 6 34, page 30 Appendix A. References, page 31 Table List Table 2 1: OPMD Career Management Divisions, page 4 Table 2 2: Special Branch Management Divisions, page 4 Table 3 1: Aides de camp authorization 1, page 9 Figure List Figure 5 1: LCM Cost PCS Move Program, page 23 Glossary AR January 2006 iii

7 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1. Purpose a. This regulation establishes policies and procedures for the reassignment of commissioned and warrant officers between commands or units of the Army. Procedures are established for processing requests for reassignment and restrictions are imposed on permanent changes of station (PCS) of officers as individuals and as members of units. b. This regulation remains in effect for all levels of contingency through partial mobilization unless otherwise stated under a Department of Army (DA) approved operations plan. It will continue to govern reassignment procedures and policies as stated until so directed by the Army Staff (ARSTAF). Guidance pertaining to conditions of a full or total mobilization will be provided as required by the ARSTAF. In the event of any level of mobilization, the reassignment of an officer that has been approved but not executed may be revoked by the Officer Personnel Management Directorate, U.S. Army Human Resources Command (OPMD, HRC). Major Army commands (MACOMs) and DA agencies will be informed as specific reassignment procedures are decentralized from HRC to MACOMs for OPMD managed officers References Required and related publications and prescribed and referenced forms are listed in appendix A Explanation of abbreviations and terms Abbreviations and special terms used in this regulation are explained in the glossary Responsibilities a. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 (DCS, G-1) may grant exceptions to provisions of this regulation. b. The Commander, HRC, may grant exceptions on a case by case basis to nonstatutory provisions of this regulation, unless otherwise restricted. c. The Judge Advocate General s Corps (JAGC) and the Chaplains Branch will assign and reassign warrant and commissioned officers of their respective organizations. d. Commanders of MACOMs and Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) agencies and activities officials with requisitioning authority will authorize PCS reassignments as outlined in AR PCS costs will be one of the factors considered in selecting officers to fill requirements Branch appointments and assignments a. At least 80 percent of the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) graduates each year will be assigned to the combat arms; that is, Armor, Air Defense Artillery, Aviation, Field Artillery, Infantry, or Engineer. The remaining 20 percent may compete for branches in combat service support (CSS) and combat support arms (CSA). Male graduates selecting CSA or CSS branch must serve in branch detail for first assignment. Additionally, 2 percent of each USMA class may be accepted for medical school. b. Commissioned officers are appointed in the regular Army (RA) without specification of branch, except in each of the special branches. Commissioned officers who are appointed RA without specification of branch are assigned and may be transferred and reassigned to branches other than the special branches according to their qualifications and the needs of the Army. Commissioned officers are specifically appointed RA in the following special branches: (1) Chaplains. (2) JAGC. (3) Each corps of the Army Medical Department. c. Commissioned officers of the Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), RA, and those appointed without specification of component are assigned to an appropriate basic branch upon appointment. d. The basic branch to which a commissioned officer is assigned or appointed is affected only by transfer or detail to another branch as specified in this regulation. e. When necessary to meet desired reporting dates, lieutenants being called to initial active duty may be assigned directly to the requisitioning agency without attending a basic branch course. However, completing a basic course or its equivalent is considered essential to initial branch qualification and subsequent promotion. The commander of the organization or activity to which the officer is initially assigned will allow the officer to attend the officer s basic branch service school course at the earliest date after entry on active duty. f. The following paragraphs apply to warrant officers: (1) Except as otherwise authorized by the career management authority, warrant officers will be assigned to a position in the warrant officer s grade, one grade lower or one grade higher, and classified with the officer s primary military occupational specialty (MOS). The career management authority may not delegate exception authority. General Officer approval is required and will be forwarded to DA career management authority when a warrant officer is AR January

8 assigned two grades above or two grades below his or her grade. When a vacancy does not exist within an individual s primary MOS, the warrant officer will be assigned within the individual s additional MOS. (2) When unusual circumstances require assignment of a warrant officer outside his or her primary or additional MOS, the warrant officer outside their primary or additional MOS, the warrant officer s commander will report the circumstances surrounding such requested assignment by memorandum through channels to the appropriate HQDA career management authority. This memorandum with this information will be forwarded not later than 30 days prior to the time of such assignment and will identify the position to which the warrant officer is to be assigned, his or her current classification (commissioned officer area of concentration or warrant officer MOS), the grade authorized, and the duties of the position. The memorandum identification will also include SQIs, additional skill identifier (ASIs), and language identification code (LICs) possessed by the warrant officer as required in the position. When local conditions dictate assignment of an available warrant officer to the position in question, all factors leading to that determination will be explained fully in the memorandum to HQDA. When such conditions are temporary, the anticipated duration of assignment and planned disposition of the warrant officer concerned will be included. The career management authority will evaluate each report to determine whether the assignment is in the best interest of the Army and will promptly advise the reporting command of its determination by return endorsement. (3) Prior to the assignment of a warrant officer to a position not classified within his or her primary or additional MOS, the memorandum documenting HQDA career management authority concurrence in such assignment will be made a permanent part of the individual s career management file. Pursuant to AR , paragraph 3-18c(2, a remark reflecting the approval will be entered on the warrant officer s evaluation report (OER) for the time so assigned. When assigned to a commissioned officer position, the appropriate AOC and duty title of the position will be entered in the OER and record of assignment portion in the warrant officer s DA Form 4037 (Officer Record Brief). g. Commissioned and warrant officers assigned to or appointed in military intelligence (MI) must possess the following requirements in addition to security clearance prerequisites outlined in AR and DA Pam Failure to maintain these requirements after assignment may preclude normal MI career development because of resulting restrictions on schooling and assignments. (1) The officer must be a citizen of the United States. The members of his or her immediate family must be U.S. citizens (spouse, parents, brothers, sisters, and children). (2) The officer and spouse will have no member of their immediate family residing in a country within whose boundaries physical or mental coercion is known to be a common practice. Included with family members are relatives or acquaintances of the officer and spouse to whom they are reasonably (considered to be) bonded by ties of affection, kinship, or obligation. The officer and spouse will have neither commercial nor vested interests in a country where the above people reside. h. Waiver of the requirements stated in g above may be granted only in coordination with the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2 (DCS, G-2), DA, in instances where the exceptional qualifications and overall value of the individual fully justify the member s assignment to MI. i. Female officers will be appointed and assigned only in branches, functional areas, areas of concentration, and MOS open to females under the Direct Combat Probability Coding (DCPC) Policy Overview of the officer personnel assignment system The officer personnel assignment system is a functional subsystem of the Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS). The goal of this subsystem is to place the right officer in the right job at the right time. a. The primary factors influencing an officer s assignment are Army requirements and the Officer Distribution Plan (ODP). Development of the ODP is based on numerous factors including documented and resourced authorizations, DA priorities, professional development needs, and disposition of the force. The ODP then becomes the officer distribution planning document to assign officers to fill Army requirements worldwide. b. U n d e r t h e D C P C P o l i c y, f e m a l e o f f i c e r s w i l l b e a s s i g n e d t o p o s i t i o n s t h a t a r e c o d e d f e m a l e o n l y o r interchangeable. c. Other assignment considerations include the following: (1) The officer s grade, career fields, education, and experience. (2) The professional development needs of the officer. (3) Availability. (4) Policy considerations, such as PCS costs, stabilization, and tour equity. (5) Officer s potential for advancement. (6) Personal preferences of the officer or family considerations, for example, exceptional family member program (EFMP), and concurrent assignment of family members to the same military unit.. (7) Regimental affiliation. (8) Location and date of projected command selection list (CSL) command as Project/Systems Manager. d. The marital status of an officer or the employment, educational, or volunteer activities of an officer s spouse will not be considered in selecting an officer for PCS or duty assignment. Exceptions are as follows: 2 AR January 2006

9 (1) To resolve compassionate situations according to current policies. (2) To keep married Army couples together according to current policies. (3) When required by law (that is, to prevent a conflict of interest between an officer s duties and their spouse s employment). Additional exceptions must be approved by the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy). Chapter 2 Officer Preference Statements 2 1. General Department of the Army Form 483 (Officer Assignment Preference Statement) allows officers to express their assignment and duty preferences. Assignment managers consider individual preferences each time an officer is reassigned by HQDA. Every effort is made to comply with the officer s preferences consistent with the needs of the Army. Detailed procedures for completing officer assignment preference statements are in DA Pam 600 8, procedure 6 3. An electronic version of DA Form 483 is available on the HRC home page at After entering the home page, click on My Records, enter your password, click on officer assignment preference (OAP), and download DA Form Preference statement a. A preference statement may be submitted anytime an officer desires to change their preference, except for members who have submitted a request for a terminal assignment in the continental United States (CONUS) per paragraph 2 8. Members who have submitted a request for a terminal assignment to a CONUS location of choice are precluded from submitting any other request for consideration by HQDA. Submission of a new preference statement by other personnel supersedes any previously submitted statement. b. Submission of an Officer s Assignment Preference Statement is recommended at the following times: (1) Approximately 12 months prior to completion of a long overseas tour. (2) On arrival at a short tour. (3) Approximately 24 months after reporting to a CONUS station. (4) Within 60 days prior to beginning a course of instruction at a military service school, a civilian institution, or training with industry that requires a PCS in CONUS. (5) When an officer wants to change his or her preference. c. For OPMD managed officers, preference statements will be sent to Commander, HRC, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA (appropriate career management division and ZIP code as specified in table 2 1). d. For special branch managed officers, forward preference statements to HQDA (appropriate address specified in table 2 2) Automation of preference data The data on the first page of DA Form 483 will be stored on the automated Total Army Personnel Data Base (TAPDB) maintained at HRC. The data will be used to determine the best match of officer skills and desires when considering officer assignments. a. The year and month of the latest preference statement will be maintained on the DA Form 4037 in section X, Remarks. b. The preference data can be used in an automated system during peacetime to develop a list of qualified officers who have expressed a preference for a particular type of duty and/or location. A stated preference for a location or type of duty will weigh the nomination toward the officer who possesses the required qualifications and has submitted a preference for that location of duty Exceptional family member considerations Exceptional family member policies are outlined in AR and in paragraph 5 3c of this regulation. The preference statement may be used to alert assignment officials of the special needs of the exceptional family member. To ensure full consideration of those needs during the assignment process, officers will comply with application procedures for the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) outlined in AR Spousal employment considerations Officers may specify spousal employment considerations that they wish to be taken into account for the next reassignment. These considerations will be weighed; however, the needs of the Army and the professional development of the officer will normally take priority. This information, in combination with the officer s other considerations, should be consistent with the selection of desired assignment locations. Assistance for determining whether a spouse AR January

10 qualifies for the military spouse preference program and/or if the spouse s skills can be used at a given location may be obtained from the nearest Civilian Personnel Advisory Center. If spousal employment is a preference criterion, the officers should so indicate in the remarks section and provide any additional spousal employment information that may be of use to the assignment manager. Family members who are DA civilian employees may participate in any one of the DA sponsored family member employed assistance programs. Additional information and assistance concerning spousal employment is available at selected Army Community Service (ACS) Centers. See AR for information on the ACS Family Member Employment Assistance Program Joint domicile considerations Officers married to members of the other Services should indicate their marital status on DA Form 483. Additionally, the comment portion of the form should include the name, social security number (SSN), service, branch, and pay grade of the military spouse. This information will better identify military spouses when attempting to accommodate officer preferences. See paragraph 5 3a for details on the Married Army Couple Reassignment Program Regimental assignment considerations Regimental affiliation will be considered by assignment managers in selecting a new assignment. Affiliation is listed in the remarks section of the ORB. Officers who wish to request an exception to the normal regimental assignment consideration should indicate their desires on DA Form 483 and explain them in the comments section Terminal assignment considerations A terminal tour assignment allows the officer the opportunity to serve in a position located near a designated home of retirement. Such an assignment is encouraged as much as possible within Army requirements and the effective use of personnel and funds. However, reassignment within CONUS will not be made solely for retirement purposes. Officers who desire assignment consideration for a terminal tour that will precede retirement should indicate their preference of duty station in the comments section on DA Form 483. A minimum of 24 months remaining time in service is required upon arrival at new duty station to be eligible for assignment within CONUS. If the service member is currently serving an overseas tour, a completed prescribed overseas tour is required Concurrent assignments of family member considerations Concurrent assignment of immediate family to the same military unit is not prohibited. The Army will consider good order and discipline in determining whether members of the same family should be assigned to the same unit. Requests for reassignment to a different unit may be approved for all but one service member. Army requirements will determine final approval. Table 2 1 OPMD Career Management Divisions Division Grade Office Symbol Zip Code Colonels COL & LTC(P) HRC-OPC Combat Arms LT COL HRC OPE Combat Support Arms LT COL HRC OPF Combat Service Support LT COL HRC OPG Health Services WO COL HRC OPH Warrant Officers WO HRC OPW Functional Area CPT COL HRC OPB Table 2 2 Special Branch Management Divisions Division Office Symbol Location Judge Advocate General DAJA PT WASH DC Chaplains Corps DACH PEA WASH DC AR January 2006

11 Chapter 3 Details 3 1. Branch detail a. Chaplains will not be detailed in other branches nor will officers of other branches be detailed as chaplains. b. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Commissioned officers may be detailed to other branches, functional areas, or branch immaterial positions subject to the approval of The Surgeon General (TSG) and the Director, OPMD. c. Commissioned officers of the JAGC will not be detailed to other branches without the approval of The Judge Advocate General (TJAG). d. The objective of the Branch Detail program is to ensure branches with large lieutenant requirements are filled to their required levels using lieutenants donor branches (basic branches) with fewer lieutenant requirements. e. Branch detail lieutenants are distributed annually under the Branch Detail Distribution plan. The plan is derived from lieutenant and captain authorizations based on 24 and 48 month projections for both donor and recipient branches. f. Donor branches are Adjutant General, Finance, Military Police, Military Intelligence, Ordnance, Quartermaster, Signal, and Transportation. Recipient branches for the branch detail program are Air Defense Artillery, Armor, Chemical, Field Artillery and Infantry. g. The branch detail period for officers identified in paragraph 3 1f is 48 months including time spent in Initial Entry Training (IET). h. For professional development of branch detailed officers, it is desirable for the officer to receive some basic branch training at their assigned installation prior to attendance at their advanced course. Most branches have a transition course that varies in length, but provides a doctrinal review of the basic branch. i. Detail officers assigned to an outside continental United States (OCONUS) long tour for their initial (first) assignment will serve in the detailed branch for the duration of the established OCONUS through length in the Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR), appendix Q, normally 3 years (plus IET time). Upon completion of the OCONUS long tour, career managers should ensure officers attend the transition course prior to attendance at the basic branch advanced course. When a branch detail officer is assigned to a long tour OCONUS location as their initial assignment, special management by the career managers at HRC is required. j. Branch detail officers with initial assignments to short tour locations such as Korea, Kuwait, or Saudi Arabia, require additional career management to ensure their sequential assignments provide professional development as well as support to both the recipient and donor branches. Detail officers assigned to OCONUS short tour areas for their initial assignment will serve in the detailed branch for the duration of the detail period. Career managers of the donor and recipient branches should coordinate prior to approval of sequential assignments to ensure officers return to installations that support both the recipient and donor branches. k. Detail officers assigned to OCONUS for their initial assignment will serve in the detailed branch as established in paragraph 3 1g, above. This will allow any newly accessed officers assigned to life cycle of that unit of action (UA), normally 3 years (plus IET time). At the discretion of the unit commander, and with the concurrence of the respective Chiefs of HRC assignment branches (both detailed and core), an officer may be shifted to the core branch before branch detail termination date. Shifting can only be accomplished if there is an authorized core branch position available. All subsequent assignment actions will be the responsibility of the core branch. Those officers assigned to a CONUS installation designated as force stabilized post (up to 7 years) but who may not be assigned to a life cycle UA will also normally be detailed for 3 years (plus IET time). l. Civil Affairs and Staff Specialist United States Army Reserve (USAR) commissioned officers, when ordered to extended active duty, will be detailed for accounting purposes in appropriate basic Army branches. Detailing will be accomplished by the commander ordering such personnel to active duty, unless instructed otherwise by HQDA. The detailing will be into the most appropriate branch corresponding to the (1) Duty to be performed. (2) Officer s qualifications if duty will be performed in a staff and administrative position. m. Officers selected for participation in the Funded Legal Education Program will be detailed to the JAGC. n. Female officers will be appointed or detailed in branches/mos open to females under the DCPC Policy Departmental detail a. Commissioned officers may be detailed in another Service to perform duties in a specified career field. Such details will not normally exceed 3 years. b. Army officers detailed in another Service may be further detailed, reassigned, or directed to change station within and by that Service without reference to HQDA, provided the nature of the individual s duties is not changed. c. A departmental detail involves a change in strength accountability from the Service in which the officer is currently serving to the detailed Service. AR January

12 d. For the purpose of separation the Service in which detailed will request DA to terminate the detail and reassign the officer to an Army transfer activity per AR Duty detail A duty detail does not affect the branch in which a commissioned officer is assigned or appointed. The number of duty details an individual may be directed to perform is not limited, except as provided in c and d below. Generally, duty details are a command function; however, HQDA has a primary interest in duty details including the following: a. Army General Staff. (1) Officers of the Army may be assigned to Army General Staff agencies or be detailed to duty on the Army General Staff under instructions issued by the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. (2) Commissioned officers programmed for assignment to Army General Staff agencies or for detail to duty on the Army General Staff should (a) If selected for key positions, be graduates of the Command and Staff College (CSC) or senior service college (SSC) level schooling, as appropriate. (b) Possess the specialized experience or knowledge that requisitioning agency determines to be required. (c) Have high potential for outstanding performance of duty. (d) Be promotable to or in a grade commensurate with the proposed assignment. If exceptionally qualified, an officer of lower grade may be assigned. Officers with high educational qualifications in specialized areas may be assigned to the Army General Staff agencies to permit the full use of the officer s skills. These personnel will be considered on the merit of their specialized skill without regard to grade or position. (3) Warrant officers programmed for assignment or detail to the Army General Staff will have the following qualifications: (a) Be graduates of, or have credit for, senior warrant officer Training. (b) Have high potential for continued outstanding performance of duty. b. Defense agencies. The above criteria apply to assignment of commissioned officers to all Department of Defense (DOD) agencies when an authorized requirement exists. c. General Staff with troops. (1) Positions for general staff with troops will be designated in approved modified tables of organization and equipment (MTOE) and in approved tables of distribution and allowances (TDA). Authority to establish and designate general staff with troops positions is delegated to commanders reporting directly to HQDA or the Joint Chiefs of Staff within the following criteria: (a) The coordinating staff in the headquarters of a commander occupying a general officer position that plans or directs the operations of combined branches of the Army is authorized as general staff with troops. (b) All U.S. Army (USA) missions, military assistance advisory groups, senior Army advisor groups in each State, the senior Army advisor to those general officer commands of the Reserve Components (RC) that have a general staff organization, similar type of organizations meeting the requirements in (a), above, and military attaches are authorized as general staff with troops. (c) Positions that are purely administrative, technical, or instructional or do not involve more than a single branch are not authorized as general staff with troops. (d) Commissioned officers below the Grade of captain and commissioned warrant officers may be detailed general staff with troops according to the appropriate authorization document when officers of the appropriate grade are not available for these positions. (e) Chaplains will not be detailed general staff with troops. (f) Officers of the AMEDD and the JAGC will not be detailed general staff with troops without approval of TSG or TJAG, as appropriate. (g) Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command, may designate project manager staff officers, as limited by (d) above, as general staff with troops. Project managers will not be designated as general staff with troops. (h) Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command, may designate specific positions recommended by general officer commanders of Regional Medical Commands (RMC) and AMEDD installations as general staff with troops. (2) Detail of commissioned officers and commissioned warrant officers to general staff with troops (and relief there from, when required) will be accomplished by command memorandum by the commander authorized such positions. Relief from assignment to the unit or from the authorized position requires simultaneous relief from detail. d. Inspector General. (1) Under authority of Title 10, United States Code (USC), section 3065(a) (10 USC 3065(a)), commissioned officers and commissioned warrant officers will be detailed as IG to fill IG positions. (2) Inspector General (IG) positions will be designated in approved MTOEs and TDAs in coordination with HQDA, ATTN: SAIG OP. Authority to establish and designate IG positions in TDAs is delegated to commanders reporting directly to HQDA. (3) The following commissioned officers will not be detailed as IGs unless otherwise indicated: 6 AR January 2006

13 (a) Chaplains. (b) JAGC officers, except with concurrence of TJAG. (c) AMEDD officers, except with concurrence of TSG. (d) Officers detailed Army General Staff, general staff with troops, and aides de camp. (4) The minimum standards for detail as an IG are: (a) Grade of captain or above. (A captain must have successfully completed company, battery, or troop level command and be a graduate of an Officer Advanced Course. Field grade officers should if at all possible be branch qualified before beginning an IG assignment, and at a minimum, MEL 4 graduates.) (b) Commissioned warrant officers should be graduates of, or have credit for, Senior Warrant Officer training. (c) Broad experience and an Army background that reflects outstanding performance and demonstrated potential for future service. (d) Moral attributes and personal traits which demonstrate adherence to Army values. (e) No consecutive details as an inspector general. Consecutive details may be approved as an exception to policy with the approval of The Inspector General (TIG) and with the specific consent of the officer concerned. (f) Displays good military bearing and appearance. (g) Meets body composition requirements in accordance with AR (5) The Secretary of the Army is authorized to detail commissioned officers and commissioned warrant officers as IGs throughout the Army. TIG has been delegated the authority to approve or disapprove the detail of officers nominated for IG assignments. (6) MACOM or installation commanders and heads of DA agencies may nominate officers assigned within their organizations for detail as IG. They will submit nominations to HQDA (SAIG MS), Washington, DC , t h r o u g h t h e C o m m a n d e r, H R C ( a p p r o p r i a t e a d d r e s s i n t a b l e 2 1 ). T h e C h i e f H e a l t h S e r v i c e s D i v i s i o n (HRC OPH ZA) will nominate AMEDD officers (other than Medical Corps officers) directly to TIG. The nomination will reflect the name of the incumbent to be replaced and the reason. Multiple nominations for one duty position will not be considered. The nominating agencies or commands will not assign the nominated officer to IG positions until the nomination has been approved by TIG, and the officer has successfully completed the U.S. Army Inspector General Course. Army officers identified for detail as IGs in joint commands and DOD agencies will also be nominated in the same manner and are subject to TIG approval. Personnel who are approved for IG duty will not be diverted or reassigned locally without the concurrence of TIG. (7) Nominations of officers to fill requisitions for IG assignments will be submitted to HQDA (SAIG MS), Washington, DC , by OPMD HRC for a determination of suitability for detail prior to issuing orders or assignment instructions. (8) Detail as an IG will be announced as follows: (a) In CONUS, with the exception of overseas returnees and intra CONUS reassignees, details will be announced by a Command memorandum. Detail of overseas returnees and intra CONUS reassignees will be announced on orders published in compliance with HRC assignment instructions. (b) Detail of officers in areas OCONUS will be announced by a Command memorandum published by the headquarters of the major overseas command reporting directly to HQDA. (9) Detail as an IG is for a 3 year, stabilized tour (or the tour elected per AR and AR 20 1), with curtailments handled on an exception basis. TIG approval must be gained before releasing an officer from detail as an IG. TIG will normally approve requests for early release based upon professional development reasons (for example, but not limited to, assignment to branch qualifying positions or professional development schools). Individual officers or career managers may request curtailment through SAIG MS. (10) IGs may not be removed from detail by the commanders concerned without the approval of TIG, unless the officer is relieved for cause or the officer has completed a normal 36 month IG tour. Detail as an IG will remain in effect and does not require relief from detail and redetail to a new position if the officer is reassigned as an IG within a command having subordinate IG offices. In the following cases detail as an IG will be terminated: (a) On permanent change of station. HQDA or the headquarters publishing orders, in compliance with reassignment instruction, will include termination of the detail in the additional instructions of the orders. (b) On reassignment within a command to non IG duties. The command terminating the detail will announce the termination of the detail by a Command memorandum. (c) Automatically on relief from active duty. (11) TIG is approval authority for USAR, Active Guard/Reserve, and Individual Mobilization Augmentee commissioned officer IG positions. Nominations will be submitted to HQDA (SAIG MS), Washington, DC e. Adjutant appointments. (1) Only a commissioned officer, commissioned warrant officer, or civilian serving as a DPCA or adjutant general, may be appointed adjutant general, assistant adjutant general, acting assistant adjutant general, adjutant, assistant adjutant, acting adjutant, or acting assistant adjutant. Civilians serving in such positions may perform all duties authorized to be performed by adjutants except for those functions that are specifically required by law to be performed AR January

14 by commissioned officers or other members of the military (for example, administration of oaths for the purpose of military administration under provisions of Section 936, title 10, United States Code (10 USC 936)). (2) Appointment will be made by Command memorandum. (3) Appointment to any of the positions listed in paragraph (1), above, is not appropriate solely to delegate signature authority to any of their subordinates per AR The signature block on the correspondence should reflect the duty title of the individual. However, if the duty title is the same as any of the titles listed in paragraph 3 3e(1) (that is, assistant adjutant), then the signature block for warrant officers and noncommissioned officers would be their MOS title. For civilians, it would be their general series (GS) title. f. National Guard Bureau. Commissioned officers will be detailed in the National Guard Bureau on orders or specific instructions issued by HQDA under policies established by the Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB). g. Civil Works detail. The authority under Title 10, United States Coded, section 3533 (10 USC 3533) to assign or transfer any officer of the Corps of Engineers, above the grade of lieutenant colonel, to or from Corps civil functions is hereby delegated to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). Similarly, the authority to assign or transfer any officer of the Corps of Engineers to or from Corps civil functions in the grade of lieutenant colonel and below is hereby delegated to the Chief of Engineers Aides de camp detail This paragraph prescribes policies and procedures for the selection, assignment, and reassignment of commissioned officers detailed as aides de camp to the personal staffs of general officers of the Active Army, ARNGUS, and USAR. a. Entitlements. (1) Each general officer occupying a position in an approved MTOE may be assigned an aide de camp as prescribed by that MTOE or as authorized in table 3 1. (2) Each general officer occupying a command position in an approved TDA may be assigned an aide de camp according to the grades of rank prescribed in table 3 1. A general officer is also considered as being in command of troops if he or she is one of the following: (a) A deputy commander of an installation. (b) A deputy commander of a training center. (c) An assistant commandant of a service school. (d) A deputy or assistant commander who directs a headquarters at a different installation from that of the commander. (3) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army and generals assigned as deputy commanders or chiefs of advisory groups, or military missions may be assigned one aide de camp each, not to exceed the maximum grade of rank appropriate for the grade of the general officer (see table 3 1). All other general officers occupying approved TDA positions who are not commanding troops are not entitled to aides de camp. (4) When commanders feel that the services of an aide de camp are required in support of general officer positions other than those prescribed in this chapter, a request for an exception will be submitted to HQDA (DACS GOM), Washington, DC If a conflict exists between an approved MTOE or TDA and table 3 1, the approved MTOE or TDA will take precedence. b. Duties. Aides de camp perform many duties that include a combination of administrative tasks that change with the needs of the Army and the requirements of the assignment. A description of the duties of one aide de camp would normally require modification to apply to another. c. Selection. (1) Any general officer authorized an aide de camp may select and assign an aide de camp of appropriate grade of rank within his or her own command if located at the same installation, within the limitations prescribed in a above. (2) Any general officer authorized an aide de camp but unable to select and assign an aide de camp within his or her command due to limitations or officers of the appropriate grade or qualifications, will make a request to HRC (AHRC OPD) for a list of qualified officers. d. Reassignment. (1) Officers selected as an aide de camp will comply with current reassignment policies as specified in AR 614 5, AR 614 6, AR , and this regulation. (2) When ordered to perform duty beyond the geographic limits of their command, a general officer may order the aide de camp, to accompany him or her. When a general officer is ordered to a PCS, he or she may request reassignment of the aide de camp, provided the general officer is authorized an aide de camp of the same or higher grade of rank at the new assignment and aide de camp movement is within regulations as specified in (1), above. The losing command will send the request to the appropriate career management division (see table 2 1 or 2 2). Any questions concerning the authorization of an aide de camp in the new assignment will be directed to the gaining command. This determination will be made prior to issuance of change of station orders for the aide de camp. Permanent change of station orders for the aide de camp will cite the same movement designator code for travel expenses as that under which the general officer travels. 8 AR January 2006

15 e. Limitation on length of duty. No prescribed duty length is established for commissioned officers serving as a i d e d e c a m p. H o w e v e r, c o n s i d e r a t i o n s h o u l d b e g i v e n t o t h e i m p a c t t h a t l o n g a n d r e p e t i t i v e a s s i g n m e n t s a s aide de camp usually will have on the career development of the officers concerned. f. Component. Commissioned officers selected for assignment as aide de camp within the grade of rank limitations specified in table 3 1 may be assigned, regardless of component. Table 3 1 Aides de camp authorization 1 General Officers LTC MAJ CPT LT TOTAL Chief of Staff, USA 1 1 General 1 1 Lieutenant General 1 1 Major General 1 1 Brigadier General 1 1 Notes: 1 Grade of rank indicated is highest grade of rank authorized. Selection of an aide of lower grade of rank is discretionary on the part of the general officer concerned. Chapter 4 Transfers 4 1. Requests for branch transfers a. A branch transfer permanently changes a commissioned officer s branch, component, or department. Normally, an officer will not be transferred without his or her consent. However, an officer may be transferred involuntarily by HRC when deemed appropriate and in the best interests of the Service. (See para 4 3.) b. Requests for branch transfers submitted by individual officers serving on active duty will clearly state the reasons for the request, and will be forwarded through the chain of command to the appropriate career management division or special branch management division as specified in tables 2 1 and 2 2 respectively. Branch transfer from special branch will also be forwarded to Accessions Branch (HRC OPD C), 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA for processing. c. On approval of the branch transfer, the commander of the losing branch revokes any existing assignment instructions and submits a control branch (CTLBR) change to the TAPDB Voluntary branch transfers a. Officers serving on the Active Duty List (ADL) transferring between any Army Competitve Category (ACC) branch and a special branch (JAG, Chap, or AMEDD) or between the special branches must be reappointed on active duty. Such reappointment is accomplished by the DA HRC Reserve Appointments Branch, HRC-OPD-R. The submission of a resignation or request for REFRAD or the initiation of a separation action prior to the acceptance of a new appointment is not required by this regulation. Acceptance of the new appointment will negate the original. Such actions may be accomplished without a break in active duty service. Both the ACC and special branch must approve all transfers. Transfers into an AMEDD branch may require a constructive credit (grade) determination. Should such determination be required, action will be processed by USAREC. b. Branch transfers that would result in a PCS will normally be effective at completion of the prescribed tour. c. Officers applying for transfer to MI must have a favorably completed Special Background Investigation, and be favorably adjudicated for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) prior to transfer. In this regard, the following will be submitted with their request. (1) Standard Form 86 (Questionnaire for National Security Positions). (2) FBI Form FD 258 (Applicant Fingerprint Card), two copies. d. Key factors in determining whether or not a branch transfer request is approved are as follows: (1) Branch alignment by year group in both the officer s current and requested branch. (2) Civilian and military education. (3) Overall manner of performance and career potential within requested branch. (4) Special qualifications as appropriate. (5) Demonstrated aptitude for branch specific training and assignments. (6) Needs of the Army. AR January

16 e. Branch transfer requests must include a statement from the individual s rating official that the officer meets the height and weight standards in AR f. Branch transfer requests submitted by individuals who hold a medical profile must include a statement from competent medical authorities concerning physical limitations of the officer. g. Approval of branch transfer requests for aviators (area of consideration (AOC) 15 and 67J)) to another branch (not Aviation Branch or Medical Service Corps) will result in a loss of entitlement to Aviation Career Incentive Pay (ACIP). This loss of entitlement will be effective the date of approval of the branch transfer (but see subparagraph (4) for officers participating in the Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP)) or on the date of previous medical or administrative disqualification for aviation service, whichever applies. (See AR , chapters 3, 4, and 5). Requests must include the following statement: I understand that upon approval of my branch transfer, I will lose my entitlement to receive and accept Aviation Career Incentive Pay monies on the effective date of branch transfer; on the first day I begin law school if I am participating in the FLEP; or, on the date of previous medical or administrative disqualification for aviation service, whichever applies. The following officers will lose ACIP: (1) Aviation Branch officers who branch transfer to another branch (except to Medical Service Corps AOC 67J). (2) Medical Service Corps aviators who change their area of concentration from 67J to another area of concentration. (67Js who branch transfer to Aviation Branch will not lose entitlement to ACIP.) (3) Aviation Branch officers who request and are approved to single track in their functional area. (4) Aviation Branch officers and Medical Service Corps aviators accepted for participation in the FLEP. Loss of entitlement to ACIP for Aviation Branch officers participating in the FLEP occurs on the first day the officer attends law school. h. Authority for final approval of voluntary branch transfer requests is vested in the Director, OPMD, HRC Involuntary branch transfers a. Involuntary branch transfer actions must be approved by the Commander, HRC, under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Army. b. Generally, involuntary branch transfer actions will be initiated for cause by the HRC career management division concerned. Involuntary branch transfer action may be initiated for reasons such as (1) MI officers losing eligibility for access to SCI. (2) Failure of officers to maintain eligibility for participation in nuclear and chemical weapons personnel reliability programs. (See AR 50 5, AR 50 6, and AR 25 2). (3) Demonstrated inability to perform effectively in the current branch or to assimilate branch related training. (4) Conscientious objector status when it has been determined that the officer can be better managed by another branch. (5) Failure of aviators to maintain physical or technical proficiency. (6) Officers who, due to physical conditions become incapable of performing the duties of his or her career field under worldwide field conditions and are issued a permanent physical profile serial (PULHES) factors may be recommended for involuntary branch transfer by an MOS Medical Retention Board under the provisions of AR (7) Aviation Branch officers who are involuntarily branch transferred to another branch (except to Medical Service Corps AOC 67J) and Medical Service Corps aviators who receive an involuntary redesignation of their area of concentration or branch transfer (except to Aviation Branch) will lose entitlement to receive and accept Aviation Career Incentive Pay monies. The loss of entitlement will be effective the date of previous medical or administrative disqualification for aviation service, whichever applies. (See AR , chapters 3, 4, and 5). (8) ROTC accessions to the Army Nurse Corps with a military obligation who twice fail the State board examination Nurse Corps License Examination (NCLEX) for registered nurse license will be transferred as specified in AR under the procedures of this regulation. c. Any commander receiving disqualifying information as above will notify the appropriate career management division for action. d. Under no circumstances will involuntary branch transfer action be initiated instead of appropriate administrative or disciplinary action Interservice transfers Policy and procedures pertaining to interservice transfers are found in a. AR , which applies to Reserve officers not on active duty. b. AR , which apples to Army commissioned officers on the Active Duty List. 10 AR January 2006

17 Chapter 5 Reassignment of Officers 5 1. Officer reassignment policy a. General. It is Army policy that (1) Assignments or reassignments involving PCS moves are authorized only when required for national security or to ensure equitable treatment of service members. (2) Assignment of any officer will be based on their possession of the professional military qualifications required to perform the duties required. (3) Qualified volunteers who have not met time in station (TOS) requirements will be considered for all assignments before non-volunteers, even if a waiver is required. (4) PCS moves within CONUS will in no case be made solely because of the passage of a stipulated period of time. This does not preclude reassignment on a case by case basis for such reasons as job stress, requirements for fresh expertise, or personal hardship. (5) There will be an equitable distribution within branch, functional area, and grade, of overseas duty assignments considered both desirable and undesirable locations insofar as possible. Every reasonable effort will be made to shorten periods of forced family separation and any adverse effects of overseas service on members and their dependents. Unit moves do not require application of the service wide equitable assignment policy as stipulated in this subparagraph. b. Permanent change of station. (1) CONUS to CONUS assignments or assignments within MACOM are necessary when there are insufficient officers of the required specialties rotating from overseas or from other must move categories to meet Army requirements. (2) Reassignment within CONUS will not be made for the sole purpose of retirement. (3) For commissioned officers through grade O 5 and all warrant officers, promotion will not be the sole reason for PCS reassignment before a tour completion. (4) Sequential training assignments will be consolidated geographically to the greatest extent practicable. (5) An officer who must be moved out of a position due to completion of command, relief for cause, loss of authorization/officer distribution plan support, failure to successfully complete a polygraph examination when it is a qualifying factor for assignment, loss of security clearance, professional certification, nuclear certification, or medical qualification will be reassigned to another position on the same installation. If no other position is available or the installation commander determines that reassignment with the same station is not the best interest of the Army, the commander may request PCS reassignment instructions. (6) PCS cost will be given reasonable weight in the selection of an officer for an assignment. When other considerations are not overriding, each assignment will be met with the least expenditure of PCS funds. c. Must moves. HRC and other DA assignment agencies reassign officers who are in a must move status to meet Army requirements. (1) A must move category is an officer who (a) Has a scheduled date eligible for return from overseas (DEROS). (b) Is completing a military or civilian school course attended in a PCS status. (2) Primary emphasis is placed on meeting Army requirements overseas. CONUS units provide the sustaining base to keep overseas commands at the required manning levels. The reassignment of officers from CONUS to overseas is based on (a) Officers qualifications (branch, functional area, occupational specialty, and/or special skills required). (b) Year Month of Availability for Assignment (YMAV). (c) Time on station. (d) Tour equity. (e) Turn around time for officers possessing critical specialties. d. Low cost moves. (1) Low cost moves. An LCM is defined as a PCS move for which the total entitlements, including the Soldier s per diem, travel, and hold baggage/household goods and dislocation allowance entitlements, do not exceed $1000. (2) Outside continental United States. An LCM does not obligate the Soldier to an increased tour. DEROS remains the same. There is no additional time on station or retention requirement for the Soldier, and the Soldier is not entitled to free home travel. Soldiers remain eligible for the consecutive overseas tour (COT) and in place consecutive overseas tour (IPCOT) programs after completion of their initial tour. However, all close proximity moves in which Soldiers are entitled to a free home travel incentive will be charged as operational moves and will obligate the Soldiers to new tour requirements. (3) Continental United States. Unless assigned to a position on the Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) or an organization listed in AR 614 5, a LCM will not stabilize a Soldier at the gaining location; the Soldier remains eligible AR January

18 for worldwide assignment. There is no additional time on station or retention requirement for a LCM. However, if Soldiers have been back from overseas for less than 1 year, they may not be moved unless they volunteer. (4) Authority. MACOM commanders may approve LCM within their allocation from HRC. Human Resources Command is the LCM approval authority for commands not provided allocations, for MACOMs that have reached their ceilings, and for an LCM between two MACOMs or activities. (5) Processing procedure. Before a LCM is approved, the Soldier s servicing finance office will coordinate with the local transportation office and provide a total cost entitlement statement to the personnel command or agency. A LCM request for HRC approval must also include costing data. These procedures are imperative since each move, regardless of the entitlements estimate, will be counted as one $1000 LCM. Further, if the costing data of the move exceeds the $1000 threshold, the LCM request must be denied by the appropriate assignment authority. Requests for LCM r e q u i r i n g H R C a p p r o v a l w i l l b e f o r w a r d e d t o t h e C o m m a n d e r, H R C, A T T N : H R C O P D M, A l e x a n d r i a, V A LCM PCS orders must reflect movement designator code 3F for OCONUS and 3B for CONUS. (6) Reporting requirements. A monthly reporting requirement at the beginning of each fiscal year (FY) is established with the end of month as a cut off date. Each MACOM will provide an officer LCM report according to figure 5 1 to Commander, HRC ATTN: HRC OPD M, Alexandria, VA , not later than the 15th of each month. Report control symbol is RCS DD FM&P(M) This report must also include the total number of LCM approved to date for FY. Negative reports are not required. e. Stabilization objectives. (1) Personnel stability is a fundamental principle of all DOD personnel management policies. Assignment procedures will avoid unnecessary personnel movement while providing for mission accomplishment and the professional development of the officer corps. (2) The Army objective is to provide maximum stability for all officer tours. The CONUS tour requirement is 48 months time on station and the overseas requirement is completion of the specified tour in AR (3) AR establishes tour lengths for officers assigned to selected agencies, activities, and units. All officers who PCS to other than a military or civilian school are stabilized for a minimum of 12 months on their arrival at the gaining installation. f. Reassignment restrictions. (1) Reassignments involving a PCS should not be requested or directed for officers who (a) Have a PCS in the same FY. (b) Are scheduled to return from overseas during the same FY. (c) Are obligated Army Educational Requirement System (AERS) assets serving in an AERS validated position and who have not completed the required utilization. (See AR and para 5 4 of this regulation for deferral and curtailment procedures.) (d) Are in an approved stabilized position or unit as prescribed in AR (e) Are serving a prescribed tour of duty overseas. (f) Are assigned to a JDAL position and have not completed the prescribed tour length. (2) If an officer becomes excess or requires a change of assignment for any reason referred to in (1) above, consider first (a) Reassignment at the same duty station and, if applicable, within the same regiment. (b) Encouraging voluntary extension of overseas tour. (c) Curtailment of the FST per AR (3) Except for LCMs, requests to move prior to completion of prescribed overseas tour or CONUS tour requirement will be submitted for consideration as an exception to policy. Requests will be initiated by a colonel (O 6) in the chain of command and sent to addresses as shown in table 2 1 or 2 2, and include the following information. (a) Grade, name, branch, SSN, functional area or MOS, and relief from active duty date of the officer. (b) Present duty station, date of departure from previous station, and whether the dislocation allowance was payable or paid (Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR), Part G). (c) Proposed new duty station, current dependency status including residence of family members, and whether such residence will change if the proposed move is approved. (d) Full justification for the proposed move and whether a replacement will be required if the request is approved. The justification will include information as to the availability for reassignment of other similarly qualified officers for whom exceptions to policy would not be necessary. (e) A copy of any approved stabilization action on the officer concerned. (See AR ) (f) Exceptions to the requirement for colonel (O 6) initiation are: reassignment to an overseas area, reassignment to a school in a PCS status, moves necessitated by a major weapons system change or unit conversion, compassionate reassignment, reassignment to a different duty station in preparation for a unit deployment, and permissive move of married Army couples for joint domicile purposes. (4) Personnel who exceed the Army weight standards in AR will not be permitted to PCS to attend professional military or civilian schooling. Professional military schooling is defined as those courses of instruction 12 AR January 2006

19 beyond the basic branch course or equivalent. This does not include MOS, AOC, refresher courses, or skill specialty training courses. Professional civilian courses are those post secondary and technical courses, fully or partially funded by the Army, in which the officer participates full time. (5) Officers who are one time nonselects for promotion to the grades of captain or major will not normally be reassigned until final action of a subsequent promotion board has been published. A second lieutenant within 60 days of promotion eligibility may be reassigned if DA Form 78 R (Nonrecommendation for Promotion to 1LT/CW2) recommends promotion. However, if the final decision (promotion review authority) on the officer s DA Form 78 R denies promotion and retention, the officer will be reassigned only for the purpose of separation. This does not restrict the assignment of officers in a must move status. Additionally, officers who are one time nonselects should be removed from orders unless it is in the best interest of the Service or the officer concerned to consummate the move. Questions concerning other exceptions should be directed to Commander, HRC, ATTN: HRC OPD M, Alexandria, VA , or appropriate special branches. (6) First term officers (3 years or less of active duty) will normally be given only one assignment following initial basic skill training unless required to serve an initial tour to a short tour area. First term officers (4 year obligation) will normally be given no more than two assignments following initial basic skill training regardless of tour length. (7) Reassignment restrictions pertaining to joint domicile are in paragraph 5 3a. (8) Officers will be deleted or deferred from assignment instructions that require a specific security clearance when potential disqualifying information is received from the central clearance facility (CCF), HRC, or the individual s commander or personnel security officer. (a) CCF will notify the appropriate career management division of any unfavorable security determination. (b) Any commander receiving potentially disqualifying information on officers currently on assignment instructions will forward a recommendation for deletion or deferment with documentation to the appropriate career management division shown at table 2 1 or 2 2. (c) When the career management division receives information cited above indicating an officer may not meet required security qualifications, a determination will be made to defer the officer, if the data received indicate that a final decision can be expected in time to allow backfill of the requirement (without changing the report date) in the event of an unfavorable determination. A determination will also be made to delete the officer in all other cases and immediately backfill the requirement. If the final personnel security determination is unfavorable, the officer may appeal according to AR If the determination is favorable, the officer regains eligibility for future assignments requiring that level of clearance. (9) Other reassignment restrictions to overseas locations are specified in AR , tables 3 1 and 3 2. g. Continental United States time on station waiver authority. HQDA Assignment Authorities including TJAG and Chief of Chaplains may approve time on station (TOS) waivers for assignments within or from the CONUS (1) General Officer level for Soldiers who will have served less than two years TOS at time of reassignment. (2) Colonel (O6) level for Soldiers who will have served more than two but less than four years TOS at time of reassignment. This authority will not be further delegated. h. Continental United States retainability waiver authority. HQDA Assignment Authorities including TJAG and Chief of Chaplains may approve retainability waivers for CONUS to CONUS assignments (1) General Officer level for Soldiers who will have less than one year service retainability after arrival at the gaining installation. (2) Colonel (O6) level for Soldiers who will have more than one but less than two years retainability after arrival at the gaining installation. This authority will not be further delegated. i. Reassignment from continental United States. (1) The CONUS tour requirement is 4 years TOS. Requests to deviate from the requirement must be considered on a case by case basis. The following circumstances may warrant favorable consideration: (a) An officer is needed to meet a valid overseas requirement. (b) An officer is requested to relocate overseas as a result of a unit movement. (c) An officer has been selected to attend senior service college (SSC) or CSC. (d) An officer requests to move to establish a joint domicile with an Army spouse (see para 5 3a). Officers are required to serve a minimum of 12 months time on station prior to departure. (e) An officer is to be assigned as a direct result of a major weapon system change or unit conversion. (f) An officer has completed at least 12 months time on station and is reassigned for initial skill training. (g) An officer is serving in a position to be terminated. (h) An officer is the most available and best qualified to fill a high priority position that cannot otherwise be filled. (i) An officer s reassignment is based on threat to life. (j) An officer is selected for battalion or brigade command or Project or Systems Manager. (k) An officer has served 30 months as a U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) company, battalion, or brigade commander; or 36 months as a Military Entrance Processing Command commander. AR January

20 (1) An officer has failed to successfully complete a polygraph examination when it is a qualifying factor for assignment. (2) Consideration for deviation from the CONUS tour requirement for officers of the Chaplain Corps and Judge Advocate General Corps will be the responsibility of the appropriate special branch management division. (3) TOS waiver requests are approved by the Commander, HRC, other appropriate HQDA assignment agency official and the HQDA (DCS, G-1). The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (ASA(- M&RA) approves requests when a second PCS waiver in the same fiscal year is requested for the same officer. j. Reassignments from overseas. (1) General. Officers in overseas commands will normally remain assigned at one permanent duty station for the duration of the overseas tour as prescribed in AR (2) Intra theater transfers. Officers may be reassigned within the major overseas command per AR (3) Overseas tours. Curtailments of overseas tours will be per AR Tour credit will be awarded per AR (4) Exceptions. Exceptions to completing overseas tours to attend centrally selected senior service level schools (SSC, CSC, and SWOC) will be announced annually in the DCS, G-1 slating guidance. k. Instructions for reassigning nondeployable officers. (1) Commanders may involuntarily reassign immediately available officers to TDA or low tempomodification table of organization and equipment (MTOE) units located at the home installation or nearest installation having a valid open requirement capable of using the officers skills. To be reassigned, officers must meet one of the following criteria: be permanently nondeployable; have long-term nondeployment conditions (such as medical conditions) that have existed for at least 120 days from the date on which the condition is discovered; or have temporary nondeployment conditions (such as medical conditions) that can t be corrected within 30 days of the unit s main body deployment date, if the officer is in a unit alerted for deployment or potential deployment. (2) Nondeployment conditions are discussed in AR , DA Pam , and other supplemental guidance such as the HQDA personnel program guidance. No-cost or low-cost moves (under $1,000), if appropriate under applicable regulations, are the preferred methods to transfer officers. In lieu of reassignment, commanders may, on a case-by-case basis, assign officers with temporary nondeployment conditions to duties within the unit which do involve deployment or potential deployment (such as rear detachments). If requisitions are necessary to effect the reassignments, commanders must report officers to HRC for appropriate action Policies for assignment of officers with a branch or skill change a. Reassignment or call to active duty as a warrant officer or commissioned officer from an enlisted or warrant status (excluding Officer Candidate School graduates) is as prescribed in the PCS provisions of AR b. Reassignment on approval of branch transfer. (1) Officers in CONUS. Officers in CONUS at the time the branch transfer becomes effective will (a) Be reassigned to an appropriate position at the same duty station. (b) Remain in current assignment until reassignment may be directed under the PCS provisions of AR and paragraph 5 1i of this regulation. (2) Officers in overseas commands. Officers OCONUS at the time the branch transfer becomes effective will (a) If current assignment is branch immaterial will continue in the current assignment for the remainder of the overseas tour. (b) If current assignment is branch material to the former branch will be reassigned within the overseas MACOM (if career field/mos density allows). (3) The restrictions in b(2)(a) and (b), above, do not prevent reassignments that may be directed under the PCS provisions of AR c. Reassignment of promoted officers or officers selected for promotion. (1) Promotion or selection for promotion will not constitute a reason for move. Reassignment must be coupled with the inability of the current location to support the continued assignment of the officer at the next higher grade and an Army requirement at some other location. (2) Human Resources Command and special branches will assign officers expected to be promoted during the next tour of duty and who are in a must move status to locations where their control CCMF, as a result of their promotions, can be utilized. The fact that an officer is on an approved DA promotion list will be included in DA assignment instructions. However, officer accountability is a function of control grade (that grade in which the officer is expected to be serving at the end of the FY) for projected strength management and requisitioning purposes. (3) The provisions above do not preclude reassignments that may be made under the policy in paragraph 5 1 (i) and (j). (4) The reassignment of a second lieutenant within 60 days of promotion eligibility to first lieutenant may be delayed until DA Form 78 R has been completely processed, to include the promotion review authority s action on recommendations to deny promotion. When final DA Form 78 R denies promotion and retention, the officer will be 14 AR January 2006